Jaewon Chung
Country specialists collect and analyze information on production, trade, and consumption of minerals throughout the world.
Science and Products
Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023 Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023
Introduction The global production of many mineral commodities, especially critical minerals, is concentrated in a few countries that have mineral resources and the infrastructure necessary to mine and process those resources. For this reason, the type and amount of mineral production differ by country. For example, many countries produce such metallic ores as gold and silver, whereas...
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Jaewon Chung, Sean Xun, Steven D. Textoris
Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Asia and the Pacific Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Asia and the Pacific
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Yearbook discusses the performance of the worldwide minerals and materials industries and provides background information to assist in interpreting that performance. Content of the individual Minerals Yearbook volumes follows:Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters about virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities...
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U.S. Geological Survey
Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 19 countries of interest in the Indo-Pacific region (area of study): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Fiji, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea (Republic of Korea), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor...
Science and Products
Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023 Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023
Introduction The global production of many mineral commodities, especially critical minerals, is concentrated in a few countries that have mineral resources and the infrastructure necessary to mine and process those resources. For this reason, the type and amount of mineral production differ by country. For example, many countries produce such metallic ores as gold and silver, whereas...
Authors
Jaewon Chung, Sean Xun, Steven D. Textoris
Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Asia and the Pacific Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Asia and the Pacific
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Yearbook discusses the performance of the worldwide minerals and materials industries and provides background information to assist in interpreting that performance. Content of the individual Minerals Yearbook volumes follows:Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters about virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities...
Authors
U.S. Geological Survey
Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 19 countries of interest in the Indo-Pacific region (area of study): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Fiji, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea (Republic of Korea), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor...